Labrador

Labrador large province of eastern Canada, probably from Port.lavrador "landholder," perhaps in reference to 15c. Portuguese explorer Joao Fernandes, a landholder in the Azores. The name was first applied to Greenland. The breed of retriever dog so called from 1815. Related: Labradorian.

Labrador — Lab ra*dor , n. A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland. [1913 Webster] {Labrador duck} (Zo[ o]l.), a sea duck ({Camtolaimus Labradorius}) allied to the eider ducks. It was formerly common on the coast of New… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Labrador — (also Labrador retriever) ► NOUN ▪ a breed of retriever with a black or yellow coat, used as a gun dog or guide dog. ORIGIN named after the Labrador Peninsula of eastern Canada, where the breed was developed … English terms dictionary